GEICO Endows Five Scholarships at UMUC

February 28, 2011

GEICO recently established a new scholarship program at UMUC for the spouses and children of federal and military servicemembers.

Funded through GEICO's Philanthropic Foundation, the new UMUC scholarship will have an endowment of five $1,000 scholarships for the 2011 academic year. In 2012, the number of scholarships will be based upon earnings from the scholarship's endowment, which are projected to fund five $1,000 scholarships on an annual basis.

Eligibility for the GEICO Federal/Military Scholarship includes:

Spouses and children of federal employees grades GS-1 through GS-15, and all active-duty enlisted military members

All UMUC students undergraduate students (stateside and overseas) who demonstrate financial need

Students with a grade-point average of 2.8 or higher

Students who are enrolled in at least 6 credit hours during the award period at UMUC

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in the United States. GEICO handles auto insurance coverage for 10 million private passenger auto policies and insures more than 16 million vehicles. Read the full announcement in Business Wire.com.